Cuff-holder.



'PAT'ENTBD NOV. 17, 1903.

H. H; WALLBL "CUFF HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 10, 1903.

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- perspective view of a cuff-holder embodying shire and State ofMassachusetts, have invent- UNITED STATES Patented November 17, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE- CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,137, dated November17, 1903.

Application filed August 10,}903.

To all whom it concern.-

Be it known that I, HERBERT H. WALLEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at North Adams, in the county of Berked certain newand useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to clasps, and particularly to that classthereunder known as cuff-holders.

The object of this invention is to produce a cuff-holder which may bepermanently attached to the lining of the sleeve of a coat to engage andretain a cuff which has been inserted therein, the said clasp being ofsuch construction as to permit varying adjustments of the cuff withrelation to the end of the coat-sleeve.

" Furthermore, an object of the invention is to produce a clasp of thecharacter which will firmly retain the cufl: in its adjusted positionagainst displacement through the ordinary movement of the arms.

A further object of the invention is to produce a cuff-holder which byreason of its peculiar construction serves to bend the cuff within theclasp member in such manner as to insure a firm gripping action.

Finally, an object of the invention is to produce a cuft holder whichwill possess advantages in points of simplicity, efficiency, anddurability, proving at the same time comparatively inexpensive toproduce.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts, to behereina-fter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail refer.- ence will be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich- Figure l is a view in elevation of a sleeve, the end thereofbeing broken to expose the cuffholder which is attached thereto. Fig. 2is a the invention. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a cuff-holder embodying aslightly-modified construction from that shown in Fig. 2.

In the drawings,Aindicates the body of the Serial No. 168,956. (Nomodel.)

clasp, comprising-a metallic plate having longitudinal corrugations 2,one on each edge thereof, with an intervening downwardlybent surface 8,which forms aseat for the retaining-sprin g The spring has one endanchored to the rear of the plate by means of a rivet-fastening 5, or,if desired, a screw may be utilized as a substitute for the rivetsimilar to the screw shown in Fig. 3. The rear end of the spring isflattened and has an aperture b for the reception of the fasteningmeans. Between the flattened end and the main portion of the springthere is a slight upward bend 6, and the remainder of the spring isnormally in engagement with the body A, and the free end of the springis bent upwardlyslightly in order to facilitate the insertion of the andF betweenthe spring and the body.

Loops 7 are formed by striking a portion of the body downwardly, andthey are employed as a means for attaching theclasp to the sleeve bystitches. The side corrugations serve as a finishing for the edge of thebody and at the same time serve the purpose of causing the cuff to bendrather sharply to the contour of the corrugations and thedownwardly-bent portion of the bodybetween the corrugations.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 I have employed a body A, similar tothe one heretofore described, and I have provided in the rear a smallloop B, which is struck from the body. I also form a series of aperturesGin the body back of the loop and provide a spring D, beingin formsimilar to that described in connection with the disclosure of theillustration in Figs. 1 and 2. By the construction just described I amenabled to move the spring rearwardly in the loop and secure it throughthe medium of the screw E in either of the apertures 0, according to thetension desired.

The loops or of the body A are struck from the body and bent to receivethe stitches a, whereby the body is secured to a sleeve.

It will be observed that owing to the rather sharp curve occasioned bythe pressure on the cuff F a firm frictional engagement is acquired,which will in a great measure account for the efficiency of thisparticular arrange ment of parts.

The construction, operation, and advantages will, it is thought, beunderstood from the foregoing description, it being noted that variouschanges in proportions and details may be resorted to for successfullycarrying the invention into practice without departing from its scope.

Having fully described the invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cuff-holder, a base having side corrugations and an intermediatedownwardlyturned portion forming a seat, a tongue lying in the seat andhaving one end achored to the base, the said tongue being bent upwardlynear the point of anchorage, substantially as described.

2. In a cuff-holder, a base having side corrugations and an intermediateseat, a tongue HERBERT H. WALLEY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES L. FRINK, HENRY S. LYONS.

